CVE-2025-47290

Containerd vulnerable to host filesystem access during image unpack

Published May 20, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 7.6 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
containerd is a container runtime. A time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) vulnerability was found in containerd v2.1.0. While unpacking an image during an image pull, specially crafted container images could arbitrarily modify the host file system. The only affected version of containerd is 2.1.0. Other versions of containerd are not affected. This bug has been fixed in containerd 2.1.1. Users should update to this version to resolve the issue. As a workaround, ensure that only trusted images are used and that only trusted users have permissions to import images.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-15953 containerd allows host filesystem access on pull
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-cm76-qm8v-3j95 containerd allows host filesystem access on pull
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linuxfoundation
Linuxfoundation containerd
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:containerd:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linuxfoundation
Linuxfoundation containerd
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description containerd is a container runtime. A time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) vulnerability was found in containerd v2.1.0. While unpacking an image during an image pull, specially crafted container images could arbitrarily modify the host file system. The only affected version of containerd is 2.1.0. Other versions of containerd are not affected. This bug has been fixed in containerd 2.1.1. Users should update to this version to resolve the issue. As a workaround, ensure that only trusted images are used and that only trusted users have permissions to import images.
Title Containerd vulnerable to host filesystem access during image unpack
Weaknesses CWE-367
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
May 20, 2025, 6:44 PM
Reserved
May 5, 2025, 4:53 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 20, 2025, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:27 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
May 20, 2025, 6:25 PM